NAAFS Announces Four Man Tournament for
Pro Series Featherweight Title
First Round Set for Caged Fury 9 in February 2010

Written by Jake Digman

(10/29/09 - Canton, OH) - Although this year isn't quite finished yet, the NAAFS Nation already has something to look forward to in 2010. The NAAFS is pleased to present a special four-man tournament to crown a new Pro Series Featherweight Champion, which will begin in February at Caged Fury 9 from the Gray's Armory in Cleveland, OH and will culminate at Fight Nite in the Flats VI at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, OH in June.

The top contenders who will be competing in this tournament include 2006 National Amateur Lightweight Champion Mike Nesto, Dustin "The Reaper" Kempf, Nick Sorg, and Donny "Eagle Eye" Walker. Walker has also signed a 3 fight deal with the NAAFS for 2010.

The decision for this tournament comes after over a year of turbulence in the Pro Series Featherweight division, with champion Cody Stevens being unable to defend his title due to injury and ongoing personal issues along with a pending uncertainty as to when he would be able defend his belt.

The NAAFS Board of Directors has made the decision to move forward and showcase the existing deep talent pool of top prospects and contenders in order to crown a new champion.

NAAFS.tv recently caught up with the competitors for their thoughts on competing in this tournament.

“It’s a huge honor to be invited to take part in something like this and hopefully I can win more NAAFS gold,” commented Mike Nesto.

“The NAAFS is the best organization around and they’ve always been good to me. I’ve only fought the best fighters and I’m looking forward to doing it again when I walk out the new champion in June,” added Nick Sorg.

“I have been fighting for the NAAFS for about 5 years now and I’m honored to apart of something of this level and get an opportunity at the title,” said Donny Walker.

“Ive been fighting in the NAAFS since their second ever event and Im honored to have worked my way up to this point and earn the opportunity to fight for such a prestigious title. Im a new fighter now and I cant wait until I can prove it and win my title,” stated Dustin Kempf.

"We feel this is something that the NAAFS Nation can be excited for," commented NAAFS representative Steve Hindman. "Our competitors in this division are phenomenal and will only get better as they push each other toward the Featherweight Title. The NAAFS is on the verge of expanding its distribution and televised programming and we look forward to showcasing these top competitors as we move forward into 2010 and beyond."

Hindman went on to discuss the reasoning for this decision.

"We at the NAAFS consider Cody Stevens a friend and he is always welcome. We do however also need to look out for the best interests of all our professional featherweight fighters and the NAAFS fan base as a whole," added Hindman.

More information will be released soon on NAAFS.tv.